A family day at Fountains Abbey
A family day out at Fountains Abbey One of our favourite places to visit as a family is Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden near Ripon in Yorkshire. We first visited in 2010 when James was our only child and now it has a firm place in our hearts. The views are breathtaking and […]
Finding comfort, babywearing and being judged
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ layout=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none” last=”no” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all”][fusion_text] {The Ordinary Moments} #39 ‘Finding comfort, babywearing and being judged’ Memories One of my most vivid memories from my childhood is my Grandma stroking my forehead […]
My best friend wont play with me
‘My best friend wont play with me’ I was sat in the kitchen with James and Ava after school one afternoon, when James casually said “Bob* said he didn’t want to play with me today”. The moment he said it, I knew that our conversation was no longer on casual ground. I replied in an […]
James, You Are 6 Years Old!
James you are six years old. Little man, you are six years old. I really can’t believe another year has flown by since your last birthday. This year is the first year you were REALLY looking forward to your birthday. You counted down each day for around 10 days. You started Year 1 at school […]
Our first week back at school
Our first week back at school Its been a very strange, emotional week at our house, James has returned to school in Year 1, Lily has started Reception and Amy has started Nursery. James James thrives in school, he enjoys learning and loves asking questions. He’s very social and he loves making people laugh. I […]
The things they say
One of my favourite parts of being a parent is listening to some of the things that my children say, and how literally they sometimes take us! We were at the allotment recently, we had picked all our onions and Mr T was rotavating the space ready to plant our leeks. The rotavator is really […]
Learning To Listen
I’ve been putting a lot of thought recently into how James has changed after his first year at school. The James we know and love today is very different to the little boy who started school this time last year, he is more mature, he has developed favourite subjects, hobbies and even songs now, but […]
Starting School & Sibling Love’
Its nearing the end of the summer holidays and we are nearly ready for the return to school, only this year I will have 2 children at school, instead of one. Lily is unphased about starting school, she doesn’t mention it and has taken it all in her stride. She has happily chosen her school […]
Morning Cuddles
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][fusion_text]Life is crazy at the moment. The days are whizzing past and the days and nights seem to blur together, some days I honestly don’t know what day it is. It’s […]
Teamwork
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_text] People often ask what it’s like to be a mother to four young children, my answer, hectic! I am constantly busy, from the second I wake, sometimes until 10pm in the […]